GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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supplicant | one who supplicates |
rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |